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| + | The Sara-Sirajgonj Railway Company Ltd opened this line in 1915-16; it was worked by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR). The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line takes off from [[Ishurdi]] , where it connected to the main line, in an easterly direction to [[Sirajganj]] on the banks of the Jamuna river, a length of 53 miles(85km). The line was woked by EBR as part of its network. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n53/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 45]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | The railway was finally purchased by EBR | ||
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | ||
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| + | An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved Jan 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *'''L/F/8/18/1400''' “Sara-Sirajganj Railway Company Limited, Indenture, Secretary of State; 1916" | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 4 February 2019
Sara-Sirajgonj Railway
The Sara-Sirajgonj Railway Company Ltd opened this line in 1915-16; it was worked by Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR). The broad gauge(BG) line takes off from Ishurdi , where it connected to the main line, in an easterly direction to Sirajganj on the banks of the Jamuna river, a length of 53 miles(85km). The line was woked by EBR as part of its network. [1]
The railway was finally purchased by EBR
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/18/1400 “Sara-Sirajganj Railway Company Limited, Indenture, Secretary of State; 1916"
Further Information
See Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked
